diff --git a/t/t5601-clone.sh b/t/t5601-clone.sh
index 02b40b117..5efc17791 100755
--- a/t/t5601-clone.sh
+++ b/t/t5601-clone.sh
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ test_expect_success !MINGW,!CYGWIN 'clone local path foo:bar' '
 
 test_expect_success 'bracketed hostnames are still ssh' '
 	git clone "[myhost:123]:src" ssh-bracket-clone &&
-	expect_ssh myhost '-p 123' src
+	expect_ssh "-p 123" myhost src
 '
 
 counter=0